let me explain the problem science has with jesus christ

7/24/2019 LET ME EXPLAIN the Problem Science Has With Jesus Christ

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"LET ME EXPLAIN THE problem science has with Jesus Christ." The

atheist proessor o philosoph! pauses beore his class an then as#s one o his

new stuents to stan. "$ou%re a Christian& aren%t !ou& son'"

"$es& sir."

"(o !ou belie)e in *o'"

"Absolutel!."

"Is *o +oo'"

"(ure, *o%s +oo."

"Is *o all-powerul' Can *o o an!thin+'"

"$es."

"Are !ou +oo or e)il'"

"The ible sa!s I%m e)il."

The proessor +rins #nowin+l!. "Ahh, T HE ILE," He consiers or a

moment. "Here%s one or !ou. Let%s sa! there%s a sic# person o)er here an !ou can

cure him. $ou can o it. /oul !ou help them' /oul !ou tr!'" "$es sir& I woul."

"(o !ou%re +oo...,"

"I wouln%t sa! that."

"/h! not sa! that' $ou woul help a sic# an maime person i !ou

coul...in act most o us woul i we coul....*o oesn%t."

0No answer1

"He oesn%t& oes he' M! brother was a Christian who ie o cancer

e)en thou+h he pra!e to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus +oo' Hmmm' Can

!ou answer that one'" 0No answer1

The elerl! man is s!mpathetic. "No& !ou can%t& can !ou'" He ta#es a sip

o water rom a +lass on his es# to +i)e the stuent time to rela2. "In philosoph!&

!ou ha)e to +o eas! with the new ones. Let%s start a+ain& !oun+ ella. Is *o

+oo'"

"Er... $es."

"Is (atan +oo'"

"No."

"/here oes (atan come rom'"

Lo)e $our *o /ith All $our Min3 The 4ole o 4eason in the Lie o the(oul The stuent alters. "5rom... *o..."

"That%s ri+ht. *o mae (atan& in%t he'" The elerl! man runs his bon!

in+ers throu+h his thinnin+ hair an turns to the smir#in+ stuent auience. "I

thin# we%re +oin+ to ha)e a lot o un this semester& laies an +entlemen." He

turns bac# to the Christian. "Tell me& son. Is there e)il in this worl'"

"$es& sir."


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"E)il%s e)er!where& isn%t it' 6i *o ma#e e)er!thin+'"

"$es."

"/ho create e)il'"

0No answer1

"Is there sic#ness in this worl' Immoralit!' Hatre' 7+liness. All the

terrible thin+s - o the! e2ist in this worl' "

The stuent s8uirms on his eet. "$es."

"/ho create them'"

0No answer1

The proessor suenl! shouts at his stuent& "/H9 C4EATE6 THEM'

TELL ME& PLEA(E," The proessor closes in or the #ill an climbs into the

Christian%s ace. In a still small )oice& he as#e& "*o create all e)il& in%t He&

son'"

0No answer1

The stuent tries to hol the stea!& e2perience +a:e an ails. (uenl!the lecturer brea#s awa! to pace the ront o the classroom li#e an a+in+ panther.

The class is mesmeri:e. "Tell me&" he continues& "How is it that this *o is +oo

i He create all e)il throu+hout all time'" The proessor swishes his arms aroun

to encompass the wic#eness o the worl. "All the hatre& the brutalit!& all the

pain& all the torture& all the eath an u+liness an all the suerin+ create b! this

+oo *o is all o)er the worl& isn%t it& !oun+ man'"

0No answer1

"6on%t !ou see it all o)er the place' Huh'" Pause. "6on%t !ou'" The

proessor leans into the stuent%s ace a+ain an

whispers& "Is *o +oo'"

0No answer1

"6o !ou belie)e in Jesus Christ& son'"

The stuent%s )oice betra!s him an crac#s. "$es& proessor. I o."

The ol man sha#es his hea sal!. "(cience sa!s !ou ha)e i)e senses

!ou use to ienti! an obser)e the worl aroun !ou. Ha)e !ou e)er seen Jesus'"

"No& sir. I%)e ne)er seen Him."

"Then tell us i !ou%)e e)er hear !our Jesus'"

"No& sir. I ha)e not."

"Ha)e !ou e)er elt !our Jesus& taste !our Jesus or smelt !our Jesus... inact& o !ou ha)e an! sensor! perception o !our *o whatsoe)er'"

0No answer1

"Answer me& please."

"No& sir& I%m arai I ha)en%t."

"$ou%re A54AI6... !ou ha)en%t'"

"No& sir."


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"$et !ou still belie)e in him'"

"...!es..."

"That ta#es aith," The proessor smiles sa+el! at the unerlin+.

"Accorin+ to the rules o empirical& testable& emonstrable protocol& science sa!s

!our *o oesn%t e2ist. /hat o !ou sa! to that& son' /here is !our *o now'"

0The stuent oesn%t answer1

"(it own& please."

The irst Christian sits...eeate.

Another Christian raises his han. "Proessor& ma! I aress the class'"

The proessor turns an smiles. "Ah& !et another Christian in the

)an+uar, Come& come& !oun+ man. (pea# some proper wisom to the +atherin+."

The Christian loo#s aroun the room. "(ome interestin+ points !ou are

ma#in+& sir. Now I%)e +ot a 8uestion or !ou. Is there such thin+ as heat'"

"$es&" the proessor replies. "There%s heat."

"Is there such a thin+ as col'" "$es& son& there%s col too."

"No& sir& there isn%t."

The proessor%s +rin ree:es. The room suenl! becomes )er! 8uiet. The

secon Christian continues.

"$ou can ha)e lots o heat& e)en more heat& super-heat& me+a-heat& white

heat& a little heat or no heat& but we on%t ha)e an!thin+ calle %col%. /e can hit

;


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6espite himsel& the proessor smiles at the !oun+ eronter! beore him.

This will inee be a +oo semester. "/oul !ou min tellin+ us what !our point

is& !oun+ man'"

"$es& proessor. M! point is& !our philosophical premise is lawe to start

with an so !our conclusion must be in error...."

The proessor +oes to2ic. "5lawe...' How are !ou...,"

"(ir& ma! I e2plain what I mean'"

The class is all ears.

"E2plain... ohhhhh& e2plain..." The proessor ma#es an amirable eort to

re+ain control. (uenl! he is aabilit! himsel. He wa)es his han to silence the

class& or the stuent to continue.

"$ou are wor#in+ on the premise o ualit!&" the Christian e2plains. "That

or e2ample there is lie an then there%s eath@ a +oo *o an a ba *o. $ou are

)iewin+ the concept o *o as somethin+ inite& somethin+ we can measure. (ir&

science cannot e)en e2plain a thou+ht. It uses electricit! an ma+netism but hasne)er seen& much less ull! unerstoo them. To )iew eath as the opposite o lie

is to be i+norant o the act that eath cannot e2ist as a substanti)e thin+. 6eath is

not the opposite o lie& merel! the absence o it." The !oun+ man hols up a

newspaper he ta#es rom the es# o a nei+hbor who has been reain+ it. "Here is

one o the most is+ustin+ tablois this countr! hosts& proessor. Is there such a

thin+ as immoralit!'"

"9 course there is& now loo#..."

"/ron+ a+ain& sir. $ou see& immoralit! is merel! the absence o moralit!.

Is there such thin+ as in?ustice' No. In?ustice is the absence o ?ustice. Is there such

a thin+ as e)il'" The Christian pauses. "Isn%t e)il the absence o +oo'"

The proessor%s ace has turne an alarmin+ color. He is so an+r! he is

temporaril! speechless.

The Christian continues& "I there is e)il in the worl& proessor& an we

all a+ree there is& then *o& i He e2ists& must be accomplishin+ a wor# throu+h the

a+enc! o e)il. /hat is that wor# *o is accomplishin+' The ible tells us it is to

see i each one o us will& o our own ree will& choose +oo o)er e)il.";

The proessor briles. "As a philosophical scientist& I on%t )iew this

matter as ha)in+ an!thin+ to o with an! choice@ as a realist& I absolutel! o not

reco+ni:e the concept o *o or an! other theolo+ical actor as bein+ part o theworl e8uation because *o is not obser)able."

The Christian replies& "I woul ha)e thou+ht that the absence o *o%s

moral coe in this worl is probabl! one o the most obser)able phenomena +oin+&

Newspapers ma#e billions o ollars reportin+ it e)er! wee#, Tell me& proessor.

6o !ou teach !our stuents that the! e)ol)e rom a mon#e!'"


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"I !ou are reerrin+ to the natural e)olutionar! process& !oun+ man& !es&

o course I o."

"Ha)e !ou e)er obser)e e)olution with !our own e!es& sir'"

The proessor ma#es a suc#in+ soun with his teeth an +i)es his stuent

a silent& ston! stare.

"Proessor. (ince no one has e)er obser)e the process o e)olution at

wor# an cannot e)en pro)e that this process is an on-+oin+ enea)or& are !ou not

teachin+ !our opinion& sir' Are !ou now not a scientist& but a preacher'"

"I%ll o)erloo# !our impuence in the li+ht o our philosophical iscussion.

Now& ha)e !ou 8uite inishe'" the proessor hisses.

"(o !ou on%t accept *o%s moral coe to o what is ri+hteous'"

"I belie)e in what is - that%s science,"

"Ahh, (CIENCE," the stuent%s ace splits into a +rin. "(ir& !ou ri+htl!

state that science is the stu! o obser)e phenomena. (cience too is a premise

which is lawe..." "(CIENCE I( 5LA/E6..'" the proessor splutters.

The class is in uproar. The Christian remains stanin+ until the

commotion has subsie. "To continue the point !ou were ma#in+ earlier to the

other stuent& ma! I +i)e !ou an e2ample o what I mean'"

The proessor wisel! #eeps silent.

The Christian loo#s aroun the room. "Is there an!one in the class who

has e)er seen the proessor%s min'" The class brea#s out into lau+hter. The

Christian points towars his elerl!& crumblin+ tutor. "Is there an!one here who has

e)er hear the proessor%s min... elt the proessor%s min& touche or smelt the

proessor%s min' No one appears to ha)e one so." The Christian sha#es his hea

sal!. "It appears no one here has ha an! sensor! perception o the proessor%s

min whatsoe)er. /ell& accorin+ to the rules o empirical& stable& emonstrable

protocol& science& I 6ECLA4E that the proessor has no min."

The class is in chaos.

The Christian sits.

let me explain the problem science has with jesus christ

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